Friday, 3 August 2012

There is a need for an interactive model in e-learning courses.
By integrating videos in the e-learning courses students can not only
grasp the things easily but it also makes the content visually
attractive.

There is a very famous quote which goes, “Show, don’t tell”. Taking this principle into account, there is a need for an interactive learning model wherein students can learn through videos and images. E-learning courses try
to follow this principle so that students can learn in an
unconventional manner but retain major part of the learning. E-learning
developers are circumspect to use videos/images in the e-learning
courses. But if the tips given in this article are taken seriously,
then you can create amazing content with the help of videos in
e-learning courses. Let us look at these tips:

Videos should be used to depict behavioral skills:
There are times when it is very difficult to explain things to students
especially when you want to teach them about body language and other
soft skills. In such scenarios, videos can be best option. These skills
need to be seen to understand rather than reading them. Moreover; videos
make the content very attractive and visually appealing especially if
the course requires practice to master.

Videos should be short and to the point: Always
bear in mind that your target audience does not have the patience to see
a full length feature film. It is always advisable to break the length
of the video to less than 3 minutes. Try to keep the introductory video
short, so that it captures viewer’s attention. If you wish to integrate
audio podcasts to the content it usually can be of a maximum 10 minutes.
But it has been observed that viewers normally tune off from the
content after initial couple of minutes. Hence, the success formula for
integrating videos is shorter is better.

Videos should integrate different social media tools to make it interactive:
Give an option to the audience to offer feedback or post a comment on
your videos. This will make them think about various suggestions and
questions that they have on that particular video. You can also add
questions and quizzes on the basis of the video content. If you
integrate various social media tools to the video it will make it easier
for the viewers to post the questions to their colleagues and get
relevant answers to the questions. They can even taken the help of
experts to learn more about that subject.

The current education system has become stagnant and needs a
tremendous boast to get the relevant interest of the students. Hence;
in this article we have specified some innovative strategies to take K-12 education to another level. Click here to view the article.

Education has become a mere formality nowadays without any impetus on providing learning to students. We are seeing lots of e-learning courses being developed, but the sole purpose of education is lost. There is a need for an educational structure
that can not only provide better learning opportunities to students,
but also stimulate them to gain knowledge from the subjects. In order
to fulfill this prophecy, there is a need for an educational mechanism that can transform the thinking of the students to another level.
Some of the ideas for radically transforming K-12 education include:

The transforming role of teachers:
Teachers are more than just tutors in the lives of the students. They
function more like mentors who are liable for making or breaking the
career of the student. Hence; there is a need for an e-learning course
which can not only provide interactive support to the children through
one-on-one counseling, but also look after the academic progress of the
student. Teachers should deliver the content in such a manner that
students enjoy the learning process and get the intellectual knowledge
thoroughly.

The evolving role of tests: In the traditional learning methods, teachers used to take tests of the students. But with the inception of e-learning courses
things have changed dramatically. Now, no longer does a teacher take
test of the student to evaluate their progress. It is done through
online practice. Hence; there is a need for a practice management tool to be integrated in the e-learning courses
such that students can practice basic problems to understand the topic.
Interactive exercises should also be amalgamated in the e-learning courses so that they can make the learning process interactive and fun-loving.

Need for customized learning path for each student: It is very important to create customized learning patterns
for students based on their intellectual capacity and understanding.
The courses designed should follow the common core curriculum and state
boards.

Guidance from experts from relevant field: In order to be a success, it is very important for an e-learning course
to integrate expertise knowledge from relevant domain so that whenever,
students get stuck they can get spontaneous response from the expert of
that particular field. It should also be noted that there should only
be one tutor per student so that the student can enjoy undivided
attention from the expert.

Integration of images alongwith videos in the content:E-learning courses
have to be designed in such a manner that students get interactive
content including lots of images and videos; so that they can learn in a
fun-filled environment. This kind of teaching pattern is especially
important for primary level students as it makes the learning process
interesting and interactive.